WOULD YOU RATHER?
Always listening Always talking
WOULD YOU RATHER?
Always alone Always with people
WOULD YOU RATHER?
Talk for pleasure Talk for information
WOULD YOU RATHER?
Speak up about
Bottle up your feelings your feelings
WOULD YOU RATHER?
Stop people from Motivating people
doing bad things to do good things
Why do we communicate
with other people?
Functions of
Communication
The reasons behind why people
communicate
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
a. Identify the functions of communication;
b. Value the importance of the functions of
communication in real life;
c. Present real-life application of the functions of
communication through various activities.
Emotional
Expression
Functions of Information
Communicatio Motivation
n Regulation and
Control
Social Interaction
Emotional
Expression
Information
Motivation
Regulation and
Control
Social Interaction
01 Regulation and Control
It is aimed to control
others by managing their
behavior through the use
of language, gestures and
emotions.
Regulation and Control
Verbal Cues Nonverbal Cues
• Words are usually • Tone and the bodily
directives, orders, action are
requests, etc. authoritative and
firm.
• Eye contact is direct.
Emotional
Expression
Information
Motivation
Regulation and
Control
Social Interaction
02 Social Interaction
The primary reason why people
communicate
Humans talk for the sole purpose
of coming together as a society.
It is aimed in building
relationship with one another
Social Interaction
Verbal Cues Nonverbal Cues
The words usually The tone used is
used are mostly friendly, even
informal terms and teasing and the
casually delivered. bodily action is
relaxed.
Emotional
Expression
Information
Motivation
Regulation and
Control
Social Interaction
03 Motivation
The Speaker’s purpose is to
persuade another person to
change his/her opinion,
attitude, or behavior.
Motivation
Verbal Cues Nonverbal Cues
• Strong words are
• More direct and accompanied by
purposeful emphatic gestures and
words a forceful tone of
voice.
• Direct eye contact is
necessary
03 Motivation
Example:
• Convincing friends to go to the
mall after school to watch a movie
• Motivating yourself to study harder
Emotional
Expression
Information
Motivation
Regulation and
Control
Social Interaction
04 Information
The most useful function
used when the Speaker
wants to make others
aware of certain data,
concepts, and processes--
knowledge that may be
useful to them
Information
Verbal Cues Nonverbal Cues
• Words really • Words are
have to be accompanied by
carefully chosen actions
Emotional
05 Expression
if the purpose is to
move another person
to action-- more than
Regulation and Control,
or Motivation
Emotional
05 Expression
The Speaker appeals to
the Listener's feelings
and emotions to
encourage him/her to
act in a particular
direction
Emotional
05 Expression
Examples:
Telling somebody, “I
need you in my life.
Don’t leave me.”
Saying, “I love you” to
someone
Emotional Expression
Verbal Cues Nonverbal Cues
• Words that may • We accompany this
appeal to men appeal with
may not appeal touching, hand
holding or hugging
to women and
vice versa.
Emotional
Expression
Functions of Information
Communicatio Motivation
n Regulation and
Control
Social Interaction
Communication is important
in our everyday lives
because
________________________________
.
Reflection
things you have learned
most important facts learned
question still on mind
Differentiated
Activity
Choose one among the following activities.
Graphic Organizer Short Story Comic Strip
Students are to make Students are to write a Students are to create
a graphic organizer short story that a comic strip by giving
containing 5 real-life includes real-life real-life applications
applications of each of applications for each of of the functions of
the functions of the functions of communication
communication communication discussed.
discussed. discussed.
Differentiated
Activity Short Story
Graphic Organizer Comic Strip
Criteria for Grading Criteria for Grading Criteria for Grading
Content 60% 12 pts Content 60% 12 pts Content 60% 12 pts
Organization 20% 4 pts Organization 20% 4 pts Organization 20% 4 pts
Creativity 20% 4 pts Language 20% 4 pts Creativity 20% 4 pts
Use, Style, &
Total: 100% 20 pts Conventions Total: 100% 20 pts
Total: 100% 20 pts